Re: [Wg-test-framework] Minutes: AllNet Sync Meeting Jan 28th [and 1 more messages]

[Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Don Koch writes ("Re: [Wg-test-framework] Minutes: AllNet Sync Meeting Jan 28th 
[and 1 more messages]"):
> On Thu, 29 Jan 2015 12:38:52 -0500
> Don Koch <dkoch@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Thu, 29 Jan 2015 17:18:32 +0000
> > Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > You're saying each LVM volume contains a partition table ?  That
> > > doesn't seem like a good idea.
> > 
> > Is it possible to pass a "disk" device to a VM that isn't?

Yes.  The VM ought to just mount the disk.

> Found a solution: mount the lv snapshot with an offset to the
> partition to be rsync'ed.

Don't do that.  The tool you want is called `kpartx'.

Ian.

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